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tranquilsimplicity: This is the best Karpov game I have ever re-played. And it is played with devotion and non-deviation from Karpov's ultra-positional, solid but simple style. This is the apex of Simplicity and Elegance in Chess.♥

tranquilsimplicity: <Perfidious> "Which, of course, is why Karpov was unable to win this match..." And the sarcasm that deflates illogical and fatuous concepts keeps coming...ha ha ha ha! I love the way you do it.#

perfidious: <Capabal: When Fischer walked down the street, he could (if he wanted to) imagine the sidewalk as alternating light and dark squares. Then, if he saw someone stepping on light squares 18 times in a row, he might call the authorities for “fixed” walking.>

N.O.F. NAJDORF: Fischer's allegations of pre-arranged World Championship match games was a regurgitation of his claim that twelve games at the 1962 Candidates' Tournament had been prearranged.

He even told Dick Cavett, when asked by him to explain what he meant when he had made allegations of cheating, that they had pre-arranged the results of games in order to prevent him from winning the tournament.

My own feeling is that if this game did convince Fischer of anything, it was that he would have found it very difficult to last the distance against Karpov in a match of a limited number of games.

SpaceRunner: "He even began saying that the Karpov - Korchnoi matches were pre-arranged."

Who would know? It was dangerous times!
Korchnoi told in "The day Kasparov quit and other chess interviews" 2006 by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam" that "Today we know that Fischer's accusations were spot-on"p. 240

Furthermore Kortnois wife also states "Tal told us that everything had been prepared. If Viktor had won he
would have simply been eliminated as soon as possible.'
Really?
'Yes. Because it was unthinkable that a dissident would be world chess
champion. Triumphs over the Soviet Union. This is something one can
only understand if one understands communism.'p.172

It sounds crazy I know but similar stories are told by several russian and english players...

Clement Fraud: Bobby Fischer was a very perceptive man; it is and always has been the case that chess' international hierarchies are guilty of corrupt practices. I do, however, feel that BF was mistaken when he suggested that the games between Karpov and Kasparov were ever fixed (they hated each other too much to have ever consented to that). I do have to say, though, that Bobby was right when he stipulated that drawn games should not be counted in matches for the world championship.

WorstPlayerEver: Interesting, I think Bobby made this statement about KK '84-'85 during the Belgrade part of the '92 match? Not sure.
However, when Bobby spat on that US document, he wasn't thinking too far ahead anymore. And he must have felt the most out of place by then; he wasn't there for chess in Belgrade. It was for the cash. Kind of sad really.

Howard: I recall reading once that at one point during the game, someone in the press room was quoted as saying, "It should be a draw, but I'd hate to have to defend (Black's position) against Karpov."

White played 40. Qf5, <reaching the identical position> that he could have reached by playing 42. Qf5. Black then replied with the forced 40...Kg8 which is the same thing that would have happened after your suggested 42. Qf5. White then played 41. Qe6+.

Is there a better move than 41. Qe6+? If not, your suggestion would merely transpose with the actual game, which continued 42. Qg6 Kg8 <43. Qe6+> (the same position that occurred on move 41).

Hope this clarifies. In light of the above, <what difference would it make?>

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